Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
First H1N1 death reported in Plumas County
11/23/2009
A middle-aged Plumas County man died Nov. 21 at a Reno hospital after being hospitalized with complications from the H1N1 2009 pandemic flu virus, Plumas County Public Health Officer Valeska Armisen, M.D. announced Nov. 23. Dale Lancaster, 52, of Quincy is the first person in Plumas County to die from the pandemic H1N1 virus.
"We would like to convey our deepest sympathy to the family of this patient," Dr. Armisen said. ?We know that H1N1 is present throughout our community, as it is throughout California and the nation. The vast majority of cases have mild or moderate illness, and the patients recover. Tragically, in this case, recovery did not occur." As of Nov. 14, there have been 318 California deaths from H1N1 flu, with more than 6,000 hospitalizations. To date in Plumas County, at least seven cases, with five hospitalizations, have been identified as probable or have been confirmed. Testing is limited to hospitalized cases or fatalities, so the vast majority of people with symptoms of H1N1 flu will not be tested.
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11/23/2009
A middle-aged Plumas County man died Nov. 21 at a Reno hospital after being hospitalized with complications from the H1N1 2009 pandemic flu virus, Plumas County Public Health Officer Valeska Armisen, M.D. announced Nov. 23. Dale Lancaster, 52, of Quincy is the first person in Plumas County to die from the pandemic H1N1 virus.
"We would like to convey our deepest sympathy to the family of this patient," Dr. Armisen said. ?We know that H1N1 is present throughout our community, as it is throughout California and the nation. The vast majority of cases have mild or moderate illness, and the patients recover. Tragically, in this case, recovery did not occur." As of Nov. 14, there have been 318 California deaths from H1N1 flu, with more than 6,000 hospitalizations. To date in Plumas County, at least seven cases, with five hospitalizations, have been identified as probable or have been confirmed. Testing is limited to hospitalized cases or fatalities, so the vast majority of people with symptoms of H1N1 flu will not be tested.
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